Alan Shearer 'totally understands' Mohamed Salah as Liverpool decision questioned

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Alan Shearer has confessed that he can empathize with Mohamed Salah's frustration at his current situation at Liverpool, but firmly believes the player should have kept his grievances private. On the Rest Is Football podcast, Shearer admitted: "I get his frustration and anger and I totally understand the way he will be feeling.

I had a similar situation when Ruud Gullit left me out [at Newcastle United] and wanted me out of the club." Lineker interjected, asking: "You didn't say anything publicly though, did you Alan?" Shearer responded: "No I didn't, I don't think you can and that's why I think he's sort of got it wrong on this occasion. "What I will say is the manager has got a choice of who to play and if he doesn't play Salah, the manager has to then win matches and I know they won at West Ham, but the last two results against Leeds United and Sunderland.

Learn more Lineker had earlier stated: "I can understand why he's got the hump and is upset because I would be and I know Alan would be and obviously Alan had a sort of something similar thing. "Although I'm with him and for what he's done, he should be given a little bit more respect by the manager, certainly when Leeds made it 2-2, I was shocked he didn't go on.